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V6lume XXlV.—Number 8. ~
Few Register For
Election March 16
For City Extension
i
Assurance Given That
School Children Will j
Be Transported
Judging from the number who
have registered to vote, apparent
ly little interest has been aroused
over the forthcoming election to
extend the corporate limits of
Edenton, which is proposed to take
in that area from the present city I
limits along U. S. Highway 17 1
south to a lane leading to Pembroke'
Creek.
Some objection on the part of a
few has been registered which is!
primarily directed to the transpor-j
tat ion of school children. Those
objecting advance the argument l
that if the area is included in the 1
city limits school children will not
be picked uo by the county school
buses. The Herald editor contact
ed both John A. Holmes and 'W. J.
Taylor, city and county school su
perintendents respectively, and the
information is that the children will
be transported. The situation has
been considered by Edenton Schoo’
Trustees and while it is not the
general, policy to transport children
within the city limits, the trustees
have some discretionary powers
and if the area is taken in the city
limits they plan to have the chil
dren transported.
Mr. Taylor informed The Herald
that while he has not the authority
to say the children will be picked
up, he had agreed with Mr. Holmes
to transport the children as at
present until and if he is ordered
otherwise by state authorities.
To vote in the election a person
must reside in the area to be an
nexed. Other requirements are
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Albemarle Choius
WW Meet Friday At
Hotel Joseph Hewes
Rehearsals Being Held
In Room Formerly
Used By USO
The Albemarle Chorus, a recent
ly organized adult civic choir, will
hold its next meeting Friday night,
February 22, at the Jdsenh Hewes
Hotel in the room formerly used
.by the USO. Mrs. A1 Phillips,
president, urges all members to at-1
tend this rehearsal, beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
This adult civic chorus was form
ed for the purpose of giving “sing
ing pleasure” to the citizens of the
Chowan-Albemarle area. Each Fri
day evening the choir director.
Richard Schuman, with his piano
accompanists, Mrs. Jay McDonald
and Miss Agnes Chappell, give val
uable instruction in the choir sing
ing of sacred and secular songs.
The choir officials, as always,
extend a cordial welcome to all
who like to sing and wish to re
ceive singing instruction with this 1
civic chorus.
Edenton Lions Hear Facts
About Memorial Hospital
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History and functions of Memor
«je Edenton Lions Club^Monday
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pita) at Winston-Salem.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Li New Chairman j
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> TOM HOPKINS
With the resignation of J. Edwin
Bufflap, Tom Hopkins, manager of
the Albemarle Furniture Company, I
will serve as chairman of the Cho- 1
’ wan Chapter of the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis.
BPW Dinner Meeting
Is Scheduled Tonight
The Edenton Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club will hold
its February dinner meeting to
night (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at
the Triangle Restaurant. An in
teresting program has been ar
ranged by Mrs. Anne Jenkins, pro
gram chairman, so that Mrs. Mar
garet Phthisic, president, hopes
there will be-a full attendance.
Tom Hopkins New
Chairman For Polio
In Chowan County
Cub Scout Banquet
Tuesdayjeb. 26th
Cubs Now Busy Con
structing 50 Squir
rel Boxes
Announcement was made early
this week by Col. W. A. Free, Cub
master of the of Cub
Scouts, that a Cub Scout banquet
will be held in the cafeteria at the
Edenton Junior-Senior High School
Tuesday night, February 26, at
6:30 o’clock.
The Cubs’ present project is con
struction of 50 squirrel - boxes,
which will be placed ip the sur
rounding community in. the near fu
ture under the direction of Gam-
Warden Robert Evans.
masons Meet tonight
Unanimity Lodge No. 7 A. F. &
A. M., will hold a stated communi
cation tonight (Thursday) at 8
Greenville Tuesday night of next
the lodge, urges a full attendance.
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facilities and adequate hospital in
surance. The Chapel Hill hospi
tal has a four-year medical and
dental school, plus a nursing school
and a school of pharmacy.
The hospital was launched by the
1947 General Assembly at a cost of
$6,000,000. It has 400 beds, plus
a 76-bed psychiatric wing. For the
past few months the hospital hats
been filled to overflowing, the
speaken related. The hospital has
700 employees, 127 interns and resi-,
dent doctors, 261 mediae] students
and 187 nurses in training. There
State!*
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday February 21,1957.
Mrs. Woodßott
Elected ReHOf
Local DAR Her
! Historical Awards and
| Good Citizenship Me
dals Announced-
Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
NSDAR, met in the James Iredell
house Wednesday of last week
with Mrs. J. L. Pettus, vice re
gent, presiding, opening the meet
ing with the ritual, prayer and
pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Mrs. Ralph Parrish i-ead an' in
teresting article on Martha Wash
ington and ladies of the White
House which appeared in the DAR
Magazine.
An important item of business
was the election of officers, with
Mrs. Wood Privott being elected
Regent to succeed Mrs. R. P. Bad
ham. Other officers elected were
as follows: Vice Regent, Mrs.
George K. Mack; Chaplain, Mrs. J.
L. Pettus; recording secretary, Mrs.
Mary Leggett Browning; corres
ponding secretary, Mrs. Boyd Har-
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
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I Masons Plan Ladies’
! Night Supper Friday
j
i Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M.. will hold a ladies’ night sup
per Friday night, February 22, at 7
o’clock. The affair will be held in
the dining room of the Masonic
Temple.
The principal speaker for the oc
casion will be Judge W. J. (Dack)
Bundy of Greenville, a nast Grand
Master of Masons in North Caro-,
lina. A large number of Masons
and their wives are expected to at
tend.
J. Edwin Bufflap Re
signs After Serving
Since 1943
J. Edwin Bufflap has resigned as
, chairman of the Chowan County
Chapter of the Nation:*.! Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis. His
successor will be Tom Hopkins,
manager of the Albemarle Furni
' ture Company.-
Mr. Hopkins is no novice in the
’ Infantile Paralysis program, hav
| ing served as chairman of the
Washington County Chapter before
* he moved from Plymouth to Edon
k ton to enter the furniture busi
ness. %
Bufflap has served as chairman
’ of the Chowan Chapter since Octo
ber, 1943, when he succeeded Fath
_' er F. J. McCourt, who was chair
man for several years but was forc
ed to resign due to his church ac
tivities.
: All of the current bills against
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[CIVIC CALENDAR'
A special election will be held
Saturday, March 16, from 6:30 A.
M„ to 6:30 P. M, to decide wheth-j
er not to extend the corporate lim-'
its of Edenton.
Heart Sunday • will be observed
in Chowan County Sunday, Febru
ary 24.
District Governor Marvin E. Ev
ans of Wilson will be a guest of
the Edenton Lions Club at its meet
ing Monday night, February 25, at
7 o’clock.
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., &
A. M, will hold a ladies’ night sup
per in the dining room of the Ma
sonic Temple Friday night, Febru
ary 22, at 7 o’clock.
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will
meet Friday afternoon, February
22. at S o’clock in the nurses’
Red Cross fund raising campaign
will be held fen Chowan County
atnvin* *4a_ mawitK cJ Mai«h
fturmg-fite monut or iwarcn.
£ Corn Contest Winners j
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Pictured above are the 1956 Chowan County 4-H corn growing
contest winners and their fathers. The winners were announced at
a meeting of the Edenton Lions Club, sponsors of the project, Mon
day night of last week. At left is Milton Evans and his son, Ray
Evans. Next is Sid White and his son, Sid White, Jr., and at right
Carson Chappell and his son, Charles Larry Chappell.
Heart Sunday Will
Be Held In Edenton
Sunday, Feb. 24th
|{ To Visit Lions Club j
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District Governor Marvin E. Ev
ans of: Wilson will be a guest of
the Edenton Lions Club at its
meeting Monday night, February
| 25, at 7 o’clock.
Teen - Age PanelTs
Feature At Meeting
Os Edenton’s PTA
I
Resolution Adopted To
Support Salary In- j
crease For Teachers
One of the best attended meet-'
ings in recent years was held by j
the Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso-I
ciation Tuesday night in the audi-|
torium of the Edenton Elementary!
School, a feature being a panel dis-l
cussion, “Youth Speaks,” which had I
to do principally with teen-age'
problems and activities.
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Dr. McGuire, District Health
Officer, Favors Mental Clinic
Expressions on Matter
Are Invited, For or
Against
By DR. B. B. McGUIRE
District Health Officer
Soon after, if now concurrent
with, the establishment of this Re
public, until the present the public,
directly or through their elected
legislative bodies, has found it ne-l
i eessary to take over care of vari
ous diseases or to cooperate with
1 the medical profession in their care.
Particularly has it been neces
sary for the public or legislative
bodies to control the spread of com
municable disease. Practicing phy
sicians, of course, treat these di
seases and always have, as they
! should do, but they are not paid to
“find and remove, the source.”
That is the function of public
[health which is so necessary that
i it is accepted by both the public
| and appropriating bodies-as an ab
i solute necessity. We in public
i health do not practice curative
| one instance to be mentioned later.
j Group of Solicitors An
| nounced By Dr. Ed
Bond, Chairman
I .
Chowan County’s Heart Sunday
1 volunteer army, bringing the 1957
Heart Fund drive to a climax, will
| move on every section of this eom
-1 munity Sunday afternoon. Febru
ay 24, to collect contributions so:
' the mass crusade against heart di
! seases. *
j Dr. Edward G. Bond, general
! chairman, has announced final
| plans for Sunday’s drive. Mrs. E.
! N. Elliott will once again head the
county drive, Mrs. Charles P. Wales
is serving as treasurer, and the
publicity is being handled by Mrs.
. Edward G. Bond, radio sta' inn
• WCDJ and The Chowan Herald.
, J. H. Conger, Jr., in charge of can
. vassing the business district, has
| sent each firm a letter enclosing
!a heart “policy”.
I
i; The Junior Chamber of Com-
I merce will form a road block on
! Highway 17 on Sunday afternoon,
■ and the following volunteer cap
tains and solicitors will visit homes
1 Continued on Page 3—Section 1
i Miss Ann Harless Is !
! Chosen Secretary To
i President Os Senate
i Miss Ann Harless, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Harless, lias
| been appointed secretary to Claude
.1 Currie, the president of the North
I Carolina Senate.
■ I In addition, she will serve as sec
-1 retary to the Senate Rules Com
i mittee of which Mr. Currie is chair-
I man. ’
This is Miss Harless’ second ses
! sion, having served as secretary to
! the Senate Roads Committee in
1954-55.
the above diseases:
1. Leprosy. The public through
Congress established this Federal
hospital on the island off the Lou
isiana coast, isolates, treats and
prevents spread of leprosy. What!
doctor wants to treat it at home ?
2. Mentally Sick. The North
Carolina public, through tax funds
, is assuming the enormous task of
caring for them. Over 11,000 peo
! pie are there now, costing us over
• $12,000,000 a year. Does our Medi
cal Society want to add to this to
. tal by denying a clinic where part
of these people can be kept out and!
i restored to normal lives ?
3. Typhoid Fever. The public
• caused the vaccine to be prepared
and Hie public took the vaccine,
’ principally given by public health
1 that has practically removed this
disease from our category. Many
; young doctors and others not so
: young have never seen a case of
' typhoid fever. But eternal vigi
- lance through public health is ne
! cessary to keep it controlled. j
! 4. Tuberculosis. The public,!
• aroused by the knowledge of the!
- method of spread, formed the Na
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' Philip S. McMullan
One Os Five Named
1 1956 Silver Beaver
| Third Edenton Man to |
Be Honored For
Scouting
Philip S. McMullan has been sig
! nally honored by the Tidewater
! Council of the Boy Seoirt.-' of Amer- !
| ica by being among five men to re
-1 ceibed the Silber Beaver Award for
distinguished service to boyhood for
’ the year 1956. Only two other
i Edenton men interested in boys
. have won this honor, they being H.
A. Cainpen and VV. C. Overman. i
I In making the award, the Tide-'
! water Council said “he loves boys
| and is the father of an Eagle Scout I
j with Palms. Through his encour
' agement several Scouts have be-,
j come Eagles and others have beenj
j led to Higher ideals and advance-j
ment in Scouting. This man seeks
j no glory for himself, 'out in his
j quiet way strives to holp boys ii>
every way he can.”
Mr. McMullan was a District
Committee-man from 1941 to 1946. i
Continued on Page B—Section 1 |
| Cecil Fry Elected New
. Varsity Club President
I
! Edenton’s Varsity Club elected
] officers for the year 1957 at its
j meeting Monday night, when Cecil ;
• Fry was chosen president to suc
• ceed Joe Thorud. The other offi-
I eers elected were: Jesse Harrell,'
. vice president; Nick George, secre-!
. tary-treasurer and Tom Hopkins.l
treasurer.
The o!ul> will meet again Tues
day, March 5, when a program of
| work for the year will he planned,
which among other activities will
be a membership drive.
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Legion Post Backs
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John A. Holmes For
iState Commander
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i Albert Byrum, serving his ini
tial term as Chowan County’s Rep
resentative in the General Assem
: bly, was placed on 12 committees
when the House of Representatives
organized last week.
The committees on which Mr. By
-11 rum will serve in the House are:
'j Agriculture, B&nks and Banking,
j Commercial Fisheries and Oyster
Industry, Congressional Districts.
Drainage, Health, Insurance, Pub
' lie Utilities, Public Welfare. Roads
! and Highway Safety, Senatorial
Districts, and Appropriations,
i Veteran legislators say “for a
i freshman Representative, Mr. By
rum has been extremely fortunate
in being appointed to so many im
portant committees.”
20 Years Ago!
As Found In the Files of i
The Chowan Herald j
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Ten State Highway Department
engineers took up quarters in Ho
tel Joseph Hewes in preparation,
' for starting work on the Albe
marie Sound bridge.
Representative Lindsay Warren
asked for an appropriation of $25.- i
000 to increase facilities at the
Edenton Fish Hatchery.
Paul Spencer and Calvin Sexton, j
two members of the Edenton Aces, j
State Class B high school cham
pions, were offered scholarships at
! Cornell University and Louisiana 1
j State.
Representative John F. White in
troduced a resolution in the House
of Representatives inviting the
Legislature te hold a one-day ses
. slon m Edenton.
A fishery expert was scheduled
to start a survey on shad in local
waters.
L. S. Byrum and O. B. Perry
bought the interest of J. E. Jack
i son and W. J. Yates in the Chowan
! Motor Company.
J. L. Chestnutt, returning to
Edenton from Bel haven, was plan-
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Councilmen Vote
ITo Change Zoning
West Eden Street
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Cross Chairman *
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JIMMY EARNHARDT
With the Ked Cross fund raising
drive schedulecf to be held during j
March, Jimmy Earnhardt has been
appointed chairman for Chowan
County’s drive to raise $2,«03.
Hospital Auxiliary
Will Meet Friday 1
j The Chowan Hospital Auxiliaryi
j will meet Friday afternoon, Feb-:
ruary 22, at 3 o’clock in the nurses’
home. A good program has been
arranged, after which tea will be
served. All members ale especial- '
1 ly urged to attend.
Plans Principal Item
Os Business at Meet
ing Tuesday Night
I The regular meeting of Edward]
G. Bond Post N’o. 40 of the Ameri-j
can Legion will be held in the Leg- !
ion hut Tuesday night. February'
26, beginning at 7 o’clock with a 1
“Dutch” supper to be served by the'
Legionnaires. The main order of'
■ business will be formulating future
plans concerning the candidacy of
• I Legionnaire John A. Holmes for
■ department (state) commander.
; Reports regarding progress in the
■] campaign are to he submitted.
Featured on the program will be
l j an address by Colonel Frank Co!-
' 1 i ns, commanding officer of the
“I Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Sta
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BANK CLOSED FRIDAY
r The Bank of Edenton will be
j closed Friday, Febmary 22 due to
I \ the observance of George Washing
ton's birthday. Important banking
1 [ business should be transacted ac-
I cordingly.
Annual Conservation Poster
Contest Scheduled In March
Plans Worked Out at
Meeting Held In
Elizabeth City
j
The conservation poster contest!
will be held each year in the schools!
within the Albemarle Soil Conser
vation District. Supervisors of the
five county district, along with the
county superintendents of schools
and representatives of the Eliza
beth City Chamber of Commerce,
met at the Carolina Coffee Shop in
Elizabeth City last Thursday night
and worked out plans for holding
the contest annually during the
month of March on the county level
and the district contest during
April. It was decided by the group
present to designate the month of
March as Conservation Month in all
the school* la the AftflOMte Soil
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FIGHT POLIO ...
JOIN THE
MARCH OF DIMES!
Only Objection Had to
Do With Parking
Problem
Meeting in special session Mon
day night, Town Council voted to
change the town’s zoning ordinance
as it affects West Eden Street.
Both sides of the street from the
Byrum and Warren line on the west
as far as the Jackson line on the
east will hereafter be classified as
RA-;> instead of RA-7. The change
,akes the affected area out of the
strictly residential section, so that
a doctor’s office will he allowed to
be erected if desired.
There was some objection reg
istered to the change which for the
most part was predicated on tho
opinion that it a doctor’s office is
erected parking on the street "'ill
present a serious problem.
Meeting with the Councilmen was
the Zoning Adjustment Board, but
members pointed out that the
change was not under their juris
diction. so that Town Council took
the action.
laycees Observing
Brotherhood Week
Group of 25 Attends
Service at Baptist
Church Sunday
Hdenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce is joining in the observ
ance of Brotherhood Week, being
observed February 17-24. The pro
. ject was kicked off Sunday when
the Jaycees attended a service at
the Baptist Church in a group of
■ 35- strong. \
The project is under the sponsor
ship of the Religious Activities
) of which Joe Rogers is
’ chairman. The committee also is
planning to sponsor the annual
Jaycee Easter sunrise service as
j another phase of religious activi
ties.
The Jaycees’ purpose in this type
of work is to encourage members
j and the community to participate
I in the religion of one’s choice. ,
Governor Os Lions
Will Visit Edenton’s
Club Monday Night
Marvin E. Evans of
Wilson Will Speak
At Meeting
j Marvin E. Evans of Wilson, who
. j is District Governor of Lions Inter
national for District 31-J. will meet
. | with the Edenton Lions Club at its
j regular meeting Monday night,
I February 2r>, at 7 o’clock This will
I be an official visit to the Edenton
; Club and the Governor will hold
> conferences with the officers and
> he the principal speaker at the
. meeting.
r President Ernest J. Ward, Jr.,
- i especially urges every member to
I lie present at the meeting.
! Conservation District. The super
j intende’jts pointed out to the su
| pervisors that by making the con
| test an annual event that the teaeh
i ers and students could do a better
| job on the posters and could teach
• the students conservation.
The group decided to make a
few changes in the rules that have
been used for the last three years.
The contest will be for the students
in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades
omitting the seventh grade because
it was the feeling of the group that
students in the seventh grade are
too busy with their work in school.
The other change was that a stu
dent can use any materiol available
in making his or her poster. Be
fore Hie poster had to be a draw
ing by Hie student; now cutouts
may be used or any other means «f
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